Ish-bosheth Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Ish-bosheth (also called Eshbaal), Saul's son, was made king over Israel by Abner but was ultimately assassinated, leading to David's rule over all Israel.
(illegitimate?) son of Saul (2SA 2:8)
Lineage: Aphiah › Bechorath › Zeror › Abiel › Kish › Saul › Ish-bosheth
Names
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Ish-bosheth
· Also called · H376, H1322 none · 2SA 2:8 man of shame
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Eshbaal
· Also called · H792 none · 1CH 8:33 man of Baal
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King of Israel
· Title · H4428, H3478 G935, G2474 · 2SA 2:10 king of Israel
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אִישׁ־בֹשֶׁת
ish voshet · H376, H1322 · 2SA 2:8 man of shame
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אֶשְׁבַּעַל
eshəbaal · H792 · 1CH 8:33 man of Baal
- he אִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת · H0378
- he אֶשְׁבַּעַל · H0792
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מֶלֶךְ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
melek beyisərael · Title · H4428, H3478 · 2SA 2:10 king of Israel
- el Ιεβοσθε Iebosthe · none · 2SA 2:8
- el Ασαβαλ Asabal · none · 1CH 8:33
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βασιλεὺς ἐν Ισραηλ
basileùs en Israēl · Title · G935, G2474 · 2SA 2:10 king in Israel
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Reference
Age at accession
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Dates and sources (3)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2916→ ≈ 1089 BCThe raw citation does not establish the birth operand; use the actual accession-age verse.
1SA 13:162SA 2:10Source record and calculation
Birth_Ish-bosheth_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 206The year of Ish-bosheth_1's birth is the year his reign began (2956) - his age when his reign began (40) = 2916SHA-256:f4c9cf67d36a2203830740a4a8de9a092f7ec56f9ee02b59c3fc2d4ad4114f8f -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1046→ ≈ 1046 BCThe raw citation does not establish the birth operand; use the actual accession-age verse.
1SA 13:162SA 2:10Source record and calculation
Birth_Ish-bosheth_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 206The year of Ish-bosheth_1's birth is the year his reign began (2956) - his age when his reign began (40) = 2916SHA-256:f4c9cf67d36a2203830740a4a8de9a092f7ec56f9ee02b59c3fc2d4ad4114f8f -
Death Theographic Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationTheographic signed year:
-1001· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 11
Source record and calculation
ish-bosheth_622·deathYeartheographic/People.csv· record 1298SHA-256:d2cc6ff59b43df8dca857a199e219e066a83d262870a76a5fdf5c04173134787
Ish-bosheth Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Ish-bosheth, also known as Eshbaal, was the fourth son of King Saul (1Ch.8.33, 9.39). After Saul's death, Abner, the commander of Saul's army, took Ish-bosheth and made him king over Israel, while David reigned over Judah (2Sa 2:8-10). Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for two years.
During his reign, there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David (2Sa 3:1). Abner became angry with Ish-bosheth and defected to David (2Sa 3:8-21). Later, two of Ish-bosheth's captains, Rechab and Baanah, assassinated him while he was resting in his bed. They brought his head to David, hoping for a reward, but David had them executed for their crime (2Sa 4:5-12).
After Ish-bosheth's death, all the tribes of Israel came to David and acknowledged him as king over all Israel (2Sa 5:1-3). The name "Ish-bosheth" means "man of shame," while "Eshbaal" means "man of Baal." The name change may reflect the biblical writer's perspective on the contrast between Ish-bosheth's weak rule and David's divinely appointed kingship.
Ish-bosheth Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Man of shame or humiliation, the youngest of Saul’s four sons, and the only one who survived him (2 Sam. 2-4). His name was originally Eshbaal (1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). He was about forty years of age when his father and three brothers fell at the battle of Gilboa. Through the influence of Abner, Saul’s cousin, he was acknowledged as successor to the throne of Saul, and ruled over all Israel, except the tribe of Judah (over whom David was king), for two years, having Mahanaim, on the east of Jordan, as his capital (2 Sam. 2:9). After a troubled and uncertain reign he was murdered by his guard, who stabbed him while he was asleep on his couch at mid-day (2 Sam. 4:5-7); and having cut off his head, presented it to David, who sternly rebuked them for this cold-blooded murder, and ordered them to be immediately executed (9-12).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Ish-bosheth_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Ish-bosheth@2Sa.2.8-1Ch) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, ish-bosheth_622)